Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-23
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.
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Harper's for May is for sale by T. II. Pease
& Son.
Attention is called to advertisement of L.
F. Comstock G Co.
Governor and Mrs. Lounsbury will give
a reception on Wednesday evening of next
week.
The brig T. Towner, Dayton, cleared yes
terday with load of breadstuffs for st.
Croix, w. l.
The public schools closed yesterday noon.
The scholars have vacation until week
from Monday.
Mrs. J. Ogden Kern, of West Haven, will
speak on temperance at the Seamen's Bethel
tomorrow evening.
Over one hundred big paying positions
await those learning shorthand at Gafey's
school, 40 Church street.
Rev. John G. Collins will speak tomorrow
night in English Hall. The singing will be
of more than usual interest.
John G. North, of this city, makes an ad-
dress on temperance in the Congregational
church, Stratford, tomorrow afternoon.
Wadhams post, G.. A. R., of Waterbury,
and the Germania Guard of Hartford have
voted to take part in the dedication of our
soldiers monument.
Rev. Spencer H. Bray of the Humphrey
street church and Rev. Erastus Blakeolee of
the Second Fair Haven church will exchange
pulpits tomorrow morning.
Grand Officers Grimley of New Britain
and O'Brien and Mcmahon of New Haven
oficiated at the organization of Wolf Tone
court, Waterbury, Thursday night.
The condition of Major Clark Peck, who is
seriously ill with pneumonia, was somewhat
worse yesterday and such as to excite the
serious apprehension of his friends.
The Boston express due here at 3:45 p. m.
Yesterday struck a horse and wagon at
Worcester Mass, killing the horse, man
and boy. The train came in half an hour
late.
The Interstate commerce bill will not
affect excursions on the Naugatuck and
Housatonic railroads and arrangements are
being made for picnics at High Rock and
Parlor Rock Groves.
The board to examine G. n G. officers
convene in Hartford, May ii. The board
comprises Adjutant General Camp, Colonel
Tubbs of New London, Major Barnes and
Major Stowe, both of New Haven.
Miss Anna M. Tibbals and Mr.. John S.
Thornhill, of Brookfeld, were united in mar
rage at the residence of the bride on Trum-
bull street, Rev. Mr.. Paine performing the
ceremony. The happy pair will reside in
Brookfeld.
We neglected to publish yesterday morn
ing the notice of the death on the goth inst.
of Miss Harriet A. Bradley at the age of
eighty-one years. The funeral took place
yesterday afternoon from the Center Church
Home on Wall street.
The stock and variety Of stiff hats for gen
tlemen and youths at Burgess & Burgess
was never SO varied and extensive as this
season and the store is more thronged with
buyers than ever, the variety being SO large
that all tastes and pocketbooks, sizes and
ages can be suited to a charm.
The Rev. I. G. Bracy will speak in the
Dwight Place church CDR. Twitchelrs) Sun
day morning in behalf of the McAl mission
of France. In the evening he will occupy
the Rev. DR.. Munger's pulpit, speaking in
behalf of the same mission. The public are
cordially invited to be present
AT 1rln1Ly M. L.. CHURCH LO-morrOW Gue
pastor, Rev. George E. Reed, D. D., will
preash morning and evening. DIR. Reed has
already won the hearts of the members of
his church and congregation and there is no
doubt that his ministry here will be a most
successful one. Strangers are always well
come at the services at this church.
DIR. F. B. Kellogg, Yale academic 'S3 and
medical So, has just received his second
professional diploma graduate of the
New York Homeopathic Medical college.
He has also been appointed to the staff of
the Charity hospital on Wards Island. He
will remain there one year, coming to New
Haven Saturday afternoons to attend to his
musical work at Dwight Place church.
Tomorrow evening at the Howard avenue
M. E. church the pastor, Rev. Nathan Hub
bell, will preach special sermon which all
railroad men and their families are invited
to listen, the subject Of the discourse being
'Flag That Train" special song service
being given in connection with the sermon.
The pews of this church will be rented on
Wednesday evening, April 81, at 7:3C
O'Clock, on a new plan of weekly payments.
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